Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 313: Sister Support 

Ella

“Ella!” I hear my sister’s voice cry the same moment I hear the front door to the house open. I stand quickly from my seat in Sinclair’s office, Rafe awake and peaceful in my arms, and move to the open doorway.

“Cora!” I call. I see her spin away from the living room where she was looking for me and jog down the hall towards me, Roger closing the house’s main door behind him as he enters as well. Cora takes my shoulders in her hands as soon as she gets close.

–

“Are you

– are you all right?” she gasps, looking me over, and then looking down towards the baby. I can see a little relief come into her face the moment she sees us both before her, intact and safe.

“We’re okay,” I say, giving her a little smile. “For right now, we’re okay. Thank you for coming so late at night.”

My sister snaps her eyes up at me, frowning a little.

“What?” I ask.

“I just…” she says, confused, glancing back at Roger, “I didn’t expect you to be so calm.”

“Well, it happened like, eleven hours ago,” I say, raising my eyebrows at her. “We’ve had some time to process and plan

–

turning fully to glare at Roger coming down the hall towards us. “The way this one was pounding on my door, flying around like

“It wasn’t exactly peaceful heading into your apartment, which smelled like wonton

shut up,” Cora huffs, narrowing her eyes at Roger and then turning back to me. Roger opens his mouth to retort but I reach out and give him a little shove and turn to my sister. Clearly in a mood, Roger just shakes his head

the investigators.

There wasn’t anything on my phone when I woke up from my nap at 9 – and then all

my arm with Cora’s at the elbow, pulling my sister

her off. “Sinclair brought in his team of investigators – the ones who

you. Before I was allowed to text you.”

Cora asks, confused.

my mouth pulling into a grimace. “As

out through the house. Rafe flinches

him in my arms. “Obviously Sinclair and I don’t suspect you! But his team needs to be thorough, and you were the last one

can’t believe I was a suspect! After everything!” Cora says, her

suspect for like, three hours,” I reply, rolling my eyes and wishing to mollify her because, honestly, it was more like six hours. “And obviously you were cleared! So!” I

covers it, taking a minute to breathe in deeply and then exhale. Then, slowly, she pulls her hands down her face, tucking them beneath her chin in two

would never hurt you, Ella,” Cora says, her voice as pleading as

I say, shaking my head at her, my eyes wide with apology. “You know that I know you have nothing to do with this just….please,

the office. “Forgive my investigators – they

says, nodding. “I get it. But,

that day,” Sinclair says, his hands in his pockets as he slowly walks over to us. “You have more knowledge of it than the rest of us – you were there.

a hand through her hair. “Of course – I’ll tell you everything. But don’t your investigators have the notes?” Cora asks, confused, “from the last time

passes the baby to Sinclair and take both of Cora’s hands. The baby calms almost instantly in Sinclair’s arms. “How do you feel about…trying

jaw. “Are you serious? Ether?” she asks, awed.

to do hypnosis?”

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